Insidious reintroduction of wild poliovirus into Israel, 2013.
Emilia Anis,Eran Kopel,Shepherd Roee Singer,Ehud Kaliner,Larisa Moerman,Jacob Moran-Gilad,Jacob Moran-Gilad,Danit Sofer,Danit Sofer,Yossi Manor,Yossi Manor,Lester M. Shulman,Lester M. Shulman,Ella Mendelson,Ella Mendelson,Michael Gdalevich,Michael Gdalevich,Boaz Lev,Ronni Gamzu,Ronni Gamzu,Itamar Grotto,Itamar Grotto +21 more
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Israel was certified as polio-free country in June 2002, but wild-type polio virus ₁ (WPV₁) was isolated initially from routine sewage samples collected between 7 and 13 April 2013 in two cities in the Southern district, and WPV-specific analysis of samples indicated WPV⁁ introduction into that area in early February 2013.Abstract:
Israel was certified as polio-free country in June 2002, along with the rest of the World Health Organization European Region. Some 11 years later, wild-type polio virus ₁ (WPV₁) was isolated initially from routine sewage samples collected between 7 and 13 April 2013 in two cities in the Southern district. WPV₁-specific analysis of samples indicated WPV₁ introduction into that area in early February 2013. National supplementary immunisation with oral polio vaccine has been ongoing since August 2013.read more
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Environmental Surveillance for Polioviruses in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Humayun Asghar,Ousmane M. Diop,Goitom Weldegebriel,Farzana Malik,Sushmitha A. Shetty,Laila El Bassioni,Adefunke O. Akande,Eman Al Maamoun,Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi,Adekunle J. Adeniji,Cara C. Burns,Jagadish M. Deshpande,M. Steve Oberste,Sara A. Lowther +13 more
TL;DR: The status of environmental surveillance used by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is summarized, the rationale for ES is provided, examples of ES methods and findings are given, and how these data are used to achieve poliovirus eradication are summarized.
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Wastewater surveillance for population-wide Covid-19: The present and future.
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Polio vaccination: past, present and future.
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Epidemiology of the Silent Polio Outbreak in Rahat, Israel, Based on Modeling of Environmental Surveillance Data
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TL;DR: A framework to convert quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) cycle threshold data into scaled WPV1 and OPV1 concentrations for inference within a deterministic, compartmental infectious disease transmission model is developed, generating insights into the epidemiology of the outbreak.
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Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017
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TL;DR: The pattern was similar to the last major influenza A(H3N2) season in 2014/15 in Europe, although starting earlier in line with the early influenza season start, and cold weather snaps contributed in some countries.
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